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Assessing whether IMGs are ready to enter U.S. graduate medical education programs that are accredited by ACGME
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Assisting IMGs who use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to apply for residency positions in U.S. graduate medical education programs
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Sponsoring physicians on J-1 Exchange Visitor visas and ensuring that Exchange Visitors and their host institutions meet the federal requirements for participation in the Exchange Visitor Program
ECFMG Certificate Holders Office (ECHO)
Providing support and service to ECFMG-certified physicians as they plan their medical careers
Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM)
Providing individual physicians with an on-line tool for building a career portfolio of their primary-source verified medical credentials, and for demonstrating the authenticity of those credentials to the entities that register/license, educate, and employ them. Providing medical regulatory authorities, hospitals, and other organizations with access to verification reports on medical credentials requested by individual physicians.
ECFMG International Credentials Services
Serving international regulatory authorities by obtaining primary-source verification of credentials of physicians educated or trained outside of their jurisdictions
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Providing eligible international medical schools with data on the performance of their students and graduates who apply to ECFMG for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 2 CS
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EMSWP—ECFMG Medical School Web Portal
EPICSM—Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials
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CVS ON-LINE—Certification Verification Service On-line
EVNet—Exchange Visitor Network
EPICSM—Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials
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IMED—International Medical Education Directory
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ECFMG Focus

Previous Issues
March 14, 2013
  • Introducing EPIC—A Powerful New Tool for the World’s Physicians and Those Responsible for Evaluating Their Credentials
  • Electronic Credentials Verification—Is This the Year Your School Will Join?
  • Two Milestones Reached in Development of System for International Accreditation
  • ECFMG Developing GEMx to Facilitate and Promote International Exchange in Medical Education
December 4, 2012
  • Join Electronic Credentials Verification
  • ECFMG Provides USMLE® Performance Data to International Medical Schools
  • FAIMER® Distance Learning to Offer Advanced Degree Programs in Partnership with Keele University
August 27, 2012
  • FAIMER®: Working with Health Professions Educators Worldwide
  • FAIMER and WFME to Collaborate on Combined Medical School Directory
  • ECFMG 2013 Information Booklet and USMLE® Application Materials Available in Mid-September
June 27, 2012
  • ECFMG Launches the ECFMG Certificate Holders Office (ECHO)
  • ECFMG to Expand Pilot of Electronic Primary-source Verification
  • Preparing for the ERAS 2013 Residency Application Season
April 27, 2012
  • Update on ECFMG’s Medical School Accreditation Requirement for ECFMG Certification
  • ECFMG Introduces Electronic Primary-source Verification of Credentials
  • Take Advantage of ECFMG’s Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP)
Welcome to Focus - April 11, 2012
  • ECFMG Focus, a New E-newsletter for International Medical Schools
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